RPC VII.2, 443

 

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Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 443
Province Macedonia
Region Macedonia
City Thessalonica
Reign Gordian III
Person (obv.) Gordian III (Augustus)
Dating AD 241–4
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤΩ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Κ(αῖσαρ) Μ(ᾶρκος) Ἀντώ(νιος) Γορδιανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Obverse design radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Gordian III, right, seen from rear
Reverse inscription ΘΕϹϹΑΛΟΝΙΚΕΩΝ ΠΥΘΙΑ
Edition Θεσσαλονικέων Πύθια
Translation of the Thessalonians, Pythia
Reverse design tripod on top of which agonistic crown with palm branch; purse left and amphora right
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 26 mm
Average weight 11.67 g
Axis 12
Reference Touratsoglou 70, nos 139–42
Specimens 4 (3 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     ✸ C: 3228-2007, Mossop Touratsoglou 70/142
2 2     Cop SNG 433 = Touratsoglou 70/139
3 3     Mu Touratsoglou 70/141
4 4     Myers 1, 19171 (?), lot 10 = Touratsoglou 70/140